Becoming the Parent You Want To Be: A Sourcebook of Strategies for the First Five Years

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 448 pages
• Published by: Broadway
• Edition: 1st Edition February 3, 1997
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0553067508
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0553067507
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 2 pounds

Reader Reviews
As a gay man planning on becoming a parent in the near future - via adoption - I've been hungry for resources and books about parenting. Of course, the majority of the books are written from the viewpoint of heterosexual parents, and more often than not married heterosexual parents (and sometimes also Christian), and make many assumptions about the sexual orientation of the parent AND the kind of family the reader is part of. This book was a welcome change in that it recognized the diversity of families, addressing the differences and commonalities between different families. It may not seem like a big deal to some, but to people who are rarely acknowledged in any medium, who often have to weed out what is applicable to them, and read between the lines for useful information while their own specific situation is ignored or their kind of community or family is disregarded, it's a big deal. It sends the message "You, too, are a family," in a society where recent and on-going attempts to narrow the definition of just what is a family threatens to leave those who do not fit into the traditional mold rudderless and without shelter as we try to navigate through this society which we must all inevitably share. It's just nice to receive the message "You are a family too, and your family is important too." Comment (1) | | (Report this)